Moving cybersecurity to the forefront

(July 22, 2015) Over 60 area business leaders gathered for the cybersecurity panel discussion held by the Maryland Competitiveness Coalition and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce as part of the Voice of Business – A Breakfast Speaker Series program.

Despite being from different areas of the private sector, the panel was unanimous in its belief that when it comes to cybersecurity today, we are “beyond [membership with an identity theft protection service such as] LifeLock.”

Dascalu expanded on that point, discussing how cybersecurity is more reactive than proactive – we don’t know the threat until it happens.

Skimmons remarked that even though we are some 20+ years into the technology era, we are still dealing with vulnerabilities when it comes to cyber.

Christian touted the importance of user awareness – increasing sensitivity to and awareness of cybersecutiry issues while making sure your employees are following regulations and risk management practices.

The panelists did agree on the notion that protecting your employees personal identifiable information (PII) is as important as protecting your clients and customers PII.

Dascalu and Skimmons added that overall, it doesn’t matter the size of your business or what your business does, cybersecurity has reached a tipping point to where it is everyone’s problem, everyone’s responsibility.

The Chamber would like to thank Buy Maryland Cyber for their support of today’s event as well as sponsors Alliance InfoSystems and Winquest Engineering.